30something Movie Podcast

Episode #94: "Sure Looks Like Plant Food to Me" | Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

Seymour is a young orphan working in Mushnik's floral shop, down on his luck and in love with the girl who's dating an abusive, sociopathic dentist. One day, he comes upon a strange and unusual plant and quickly learns that growing this bloodthirsty vegetable is more than he bargained for. Suddenly, Seymour is an overnight celebrity, but not without a couple of dirty little secrets he has to hide.

Episode #93: "Right Next Door to Norm" | House (1986)

Roger Cobb is the greatest American hero... in terms of horror novels. But now he wants to branch out and write a memoir of his time in Vietnam as a way of dealing with his guilt from leaving a fellow soldier behind. He's just moved into his aunt's house, which she had lived in up until she hanged herself in the bedroom. As a new homeowner, Roger has to deal with property taxes, lawn maintenance, and the occasional demonic creature trying to kill him. As his next door neighbor (Harold) cheers him on, he must overcome his fear in order to save himself and his son.

Episode #92: "God is in His Holy Temple" | Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

The Freelings narrowly escaped with their lives and the life of their young daughter, Carol Anne, the first time around. After losing their house in an accident that clearly wasn't covered by their homeowner's insurance, strange things are beginning to happen again... this time caused by the evil wandering spirit of Reverend Henry Kane. Will love lift them up where they belong, or will Carol Anne once again be blinded by the light?

Episode #91: "And The World Seemed Limitless" | The Mosquito Coast (1986)

Harrison Ford has called the character of Allie Fox one of his favorite roles he's ever played. This eccentric inventor takes his family away from Western Civilization in order to save them. As he tries to build a new home on the Mosquito Coast, his obsessions begin to endanger his family and everyone around him.

Episode #90: "Bull True" | Stand By Me (1986)

There are movies that come in and out of our lives, but sometimes there are films that can remind us, decades later, what it's like to be a kid discovering certain truths about the world for the first time. Stand By Me is one such movie.

Episode #89: "Woody Allen's Sister Wives" | Hannah And Her Sisters (1986)

For most of my life, I haven't liked Woody Allen. He gets on my nerves. Like a calmer, more neurotic Bobcat Goldthwait. Then I watched Hannah and Her Sisters, which I'll admit I wasn't excited about watching. Now I feel as though I need to give Woody Allen a second chance. If you enjoy a well-written story about relationships, give Hannah and Her Sisters a try.

Episode #88: "Perhaps We Should Shoot Him" | Ruthless People (1986)

You've got Bette Midler and Danny DeVito with a little Judge Reinhold thrown in for good measure... sorry, His Honor, Judge Reinhold. Are they ruthless enough to live up to the title? I'll tell you what's ruthless... whoever did the interior decorating on the mansion in his movie...

Episode #87: Comics in 1986 | “Watchmen” (1986)

Watchmen was something rarely seen when it hit the shelves in 1986: superheroes dealing with the struggles and conflicts of real life. It's critical acclaim has earned it a spot on many "best of" lists, including Time magazine's list of 100 Best Novels. It was comics like Watchmen that helped the industry turn the corner from kids' books to serious literature and art.

Episode #86: "Hey, you. Get Your Damn Hands Off Her." | River's Edge (1986)

We discuss many rivers in this episode. Phoenix, Joan... but mostly River's Edge. Did we jive with the flood of 80s teenage angst? Did this movie succeed in making us feel the tension in these kids' lives, or did it ultimately choke?

Episode #85: "A Boy From Nantucket..." | One Crazy Summer (1986)

There once was a boy in Nantucket,
True love was something he'd covet,
Should he help the girl? He oughta.
But he'll have to win the regatta.
If I had a nerve, Bobcat Goldthwait struck it.